Herbert Turner (bishop) explained

Herbert Victor Turner (1888 – 10 March 1968) was the second Bishop of Penrith in the modern era.[1]

Educated at Merton College, Oxford,[2] [3] he was successively curate at Sutton in Ashfield, vicar of St. Peter's Church, Nottingham,[4] then St. Mary's Church, Radcliffe on Trent[5] and canon of Southwell before his appointment to the episcopate.[6] He was consecrated a bishop on St James's Day 1944 (25 July), by Cyril Garbett, Archbishop of York, at York Minster. He retired to Windermere after 14 years in post and died a decade later on 10 March 1968.

Notes

  1. Bishop Suffragan Of Penrith to resign The Times Tuesday, Dec 30, 1958; pg. 8; Issue 54345; col D
  2. Book: Levens. R.G.C.. Merton College Register 1900-1964. 1964. Basil Blackwell. Oxford. 61.
  3. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991
  4. Web site: Parish history . 2008-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080511153311/http://www.stpetersnottingham.org/history/rectors4.htm . 2008-05-11 . dead .
  5. Web site: List of incumbents . 2008-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041119141325/http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/r01/hincumb.html . 2004-11-19 . dead .
  6. He was also archdeacon of Furness Who was Who (ibid)

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